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Table 2 Associations between built environment (1 km and 2 km network buffers) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) outside school hours (minutes/day) among adolescents (B coefficient and 95% confidence intervals)

From: Built environment and physical activity among adolescents: the moderating effects of neighborhood safety and social support

N = 358

 

MVPA outside school hours (mins/day)

 
 

Adjusted B (95%CI)a

Moderatorb

Adjusted B (95%CI)a

Moderatorb

Built environment

1 km buffer

 

2 km buffer

 

Recreation facilities

0.74 (−0.13, 1.63)

Sibling/peer support

0.55 (0.23, 0.87)***

–

Park area

0.27 (−1.51, 2.05)

–

1.11 (−0.01, 2.33)

–

Walkability

0.77 (0.02, 1.51)*

–

0.79 (0.06, 1.51)*

–

Street intersection

0.01 (−0.02, 0.05)

–

0.01 (−0.01, 0.01)

–

Residential density

0.20 (0.01, 0.39)*

–

0.37 (0.12, 0.62)**

Sibling/peer support

Land use mix

5.61 (−1.67, 12.9)

–

4.12 (−5.21, 13.47)

–

  1. Notes: CI Confidence interval; a Adjusted for age, sex, neighborhood disadvantage and accelerometer wear time; b Each interaction term added to model – significant (p < 0.05) interaction terms noted. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001